In a government, states function independently of one another.

True.

Explanation:

I'm assuming that this is a true or false question based on the syntax of the statement.

Just to clarify:

Under federalism (the system which is utilized by the United States), jurisdiction is divided among the federal government and the state governments. The federal government is superior to each of the individual state governments (per the national supremacy clause of the Constitution [Article VI, Clause 2], which was strengthened by Chief Justice John Marshall in the early 1800s), but the state governments have no authority over each other. As such, each state may independently make its own laws and its own Constitution not to be encroached upon by other states.

It should be noted, however, that states are required to recognize things such as drivers licenses and marriage licenses from other states. They are made to respect the operations of other states by the full faith and credit clause of the U.S. Constitution (Article IV, Section 1).

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